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CANTO: Stormruler, Behemoth, Exhumed, and More

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Last Canto until October? Last Canto until October (probably).

Gonna bookend this with a couple videos today, since you’ll miss me on Friday. First, we have the clip for “Versvs Christvs” from Behemoth. Opvs Contra Natvram is out now through Nuclear Blast, and I am officially late in listening to it. Maybe on my flight tomorrow night…
Exhumed are releasing To The Dead on October 21st through Relapse Records, and today they shared the latest offering from that album. Give “Carbonized” a watch and listen here, while you’re putting in those preorders of course.
Gospelheim shared the third and final single from Ritual & Repetition, ahead of its release on October 21st through Prophecy. Give “The Hall of the Unconsumed” a listen here.
I’m excited about the new Stormruler, so that’s the note I’ll leave you on for the next week and change. The video for “Internal Fulmination Of The Grand Deceivers” is below, the second single taken from Sacred Rites & Black Magic. That album drops on October 14th through Napalm Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Lykotonon, Autopsy, City of Caterpillar, and More

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Tapering is my favorite part of training.

Tchornobog and Abyssal are releasing a split on November 25th through Lupus Lounge. Excepts of both tracks can be heard in this teaser, and pre-order details can be found here.
We’ve got new Autopsy coming at the end of the month, and today they unveiled a video for “Knife Slice Axe Chop” to get us ready. The official release date of Morbidity Triumphant is September 30th, and that will be available through Peaceville.
City of Caterpillar are releasing their first album in 20 years, Mystic Sisters, on September 30th through Relapse Records, and today they shared a studio video for “Paranormaladies”. Additionally, be sure to catch them on the road this coming November.
We’re going to close with a highlight from FITM. Lykotonon, the dark industrial project featuring members of Stormkeep, Blood Incantation, and Wayfarer, are releasing their debut full-length on November 25th. Promethean Pathology will be available through Profound Lore, and “That Which Stares In Kind” can be heard below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Exhumed, Goatwhore, …And Oceans, …and More!

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

So this is just gonna be a roller coaster ride for awhile, huh? Cool cool.

Gonna be a lot of death and gore in here today. To start we have new stuff on the horizon from Exhumed. Their new album, To The Dead, drops on October 21st through Relapse Records. A video for “Drained of Color” is available here, and you can also catch them on the road this coming November and December.
From there, we have a cover of a Lamb of God classic. Check out “Walk With Me In Hell”, as presented by Fit For An Autopsy. That digital single is available through Nuclear Blast, and be sure to catch this crew on the road this coming September and October.
From there, we have a bit of symphonic black metal to inject today. …And Oceans unveiled a new track, titled “Cloud Heads”, taken from a new album set for a January 27th release. That will be out through Season of Mist, with many more details still to come. We’ll keep you posted.
Closing out, we have a new beastly track from Goatwhore. The visualizer for “Death From Above” is… well, below. Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven will be out on October 7th through Metal Blade Records. Order that one here.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
–cmb

Second Circle: Boris and The Halo Effect

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022ChrisLeave a comment

In Dante’s Inferno, the second circle begins the proper punishment of Hell, a place where “no thing gleams.” It is reserved for those overcome with Lust, where carnal appetites hold sway over reason. In Nine Circles, it’s where we do shorter reviews of new (ish) albums that share a common theme.

Good things come in threes…or is that celebrity deaths? Let’s go with the former, since despite being relatively skeptical of all things mystic and supernatural I don’t want to put out any bad karma and hear that tomorrow there’s a pile up and we lost whoever was on the most recent season of The Celebrity Dating Game. Instead for this edition of Second Circle let’s take a look at the latest from Boris, who this week release their third entry in their Heavy Rocks series, and The Halo Effect, who solve the equation of In Flames + Dark Tranquillity on their debut.

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Initial Descent: August 7 – 13, 2022

August 8, 2022August 5, 2022JoshLeave a comment

Shorter new metal list than usual this week. I guess everyone decided to take a quick breather? No idea really, but we’ve still got some quality gems to uncover from The Halo Effect, Boris, Grotesqueries, Arch Enemy, and a handful of others. In other words, the list may be short but it has girth. As always, happy hunting and if your band or label wants to be included in an upcoming edition of this here post, hit us up at the email found on our about page and include the pertinent information. I know that sounds elementary, but you’d be surprised. Enjoy and we’ll see you here throughout the week.

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